Excerpt from Glimpses of History The ensuing historical and biographical sketches (for they claim to be no more), With two excep tions, are taken from leading American periodicals, to Which they. Have been, from [time to time, con tributed. 1the subjects have been selected With reference to present interest. At a time When progressive forces are so' active, narratives of men Who have aided in the development of nations and of scenes Which were significant of transitions from a less to a more enlightened state, are cer tainly pertinent, and can hardly fail to interest. The endeavor has been so to present characters and events, that lessons may be aptly derived from them. John Bright, Count Cavour, and Alexis de Tocqueville are representatives of English, Ital ian, and French progress Within the present age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.